by Cindy Phillips posted Oct 6, 2011 I am the proud mother of a dental hygienist. Getting my teeth cleaned is an entirely new experience now. My pride starts to swell the minute I step into the dentist’s office. I […]
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Did you say you want a revolution?
By Cindy Phillips updated Fri, Mar 21, 2014 11:59 AM We Boomers were a generation of revolutions – sexual, political and for this Boomer, the most prolific was the musical revolution. I spent many an hour watching the revolutions of […]
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Snow storm preparation just ain’t what it used to be
By Cindy Phillips updated Thu, Feb 20, 2014 09:50 PM As I write this column, the East is being hammered by a storm of epic proportions. Vermonters know well the effects of a classic Nor’easter. But those who live in […]
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Everything old is new again
Cindy Phillips posted Oct 4, 2013 I recently had lunch with a young female dentist who talked about the home her and her husband, also a dentist, were in the process of buying. The house sits in a very upscale […]
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Recollections from school “back in the day”
Cindy Phillips posted Sep 19, 2013 Alice Cooper rocked us with “school’s out for summer” back in 1972, the year I graduated high school. But right now kids all over the country are returning to school after what I am […]
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Memory: sometimes I have one
By Cindy Phillips updated Fri, Aug 23, 2013 10:07 AM So have you ever heard a Boomer say, “I can’t remember what I had for lunch yesterday, but I can remember something from 30 years ago like it was yesterday”? […]
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How many women does it take to change a light bulb?
By Cindy Phillips posted May 16, 2013 Answer: Only one; so long as she can bat her eyes and smile while asking a man to do it. Now, before you get your Victoria Secret panties or fishnet stockings in a […]
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The Piano Man – welcome to my world
By Cindy Phillips posted Feb 7, 2013 I have never denied the fact that Billy Joel is my all-time favorite entertainer. I admit my relationship with him has been on the outs for the past, well, I guess it has […]
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All you need is love – and sometimes a band-aid
By Cindy Phillips posted Jan 10, 2013 My granddaughter was born yesterday. Seven pounds and seven ounces of precious life. It was an exciting event and a dozen of us paced the hospital waiting room in wait. As much as […]
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You say you want a resolution
By Cindy Phillips posted Dec 27, 2012 I swear I have no idea how another year rolls around so quickly. As a kid, a year seemed like an eternity. As an adult, it is more comparable to the blink of […]